Monday, July 9, 2001
Monday, July 9, 2001
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
You may have heard the story about a man whose farm was failing, whose wife needed surgery,
whose bills were past due. The banks wouldn't lend him a cent. He decided to take a short-cut.
He decided to rob a bank. He knew it was wrong but he was desperate. He tried to gain enough
courage. He paced back and forth in front of the bank. He had a bag for the teller to put the
money in and a pistol with which to frighten her. Finally he decided to do it. Shakily, he walked
into the bank, rushed right up to a teller, handed the gun to her, pointed the bag at her and
stammered, "Don't stick with me--this is a mess up!"
Life is a marathon race. Thinking that we can find a short-cut will only cause us to mess up like
that farmer. So let's listen to the words of our text for the day and
let's profit from them.
(2
Timothy 4:7
NRSV)
Life is a race. It is a struggle, a constant battle. We want to think it to be a cakewalk, but it is not.
Some of our people are frustrated because they think life ought to be easy. But it is not. There are
no short-cuts.
Dear Jesus, renew me today, so that I may always be faithful to you in the race of life. Amen.
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